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 go down go down /ɡoʊ daʊn/

verb

  1. () Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way  ( go down , descend , come down , fall )
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
     The temperature is going down
    The temperature is going down
     The barometer is falling
    The barometer is falling
     The curtain fell on the diva
    The curtain fell on the diva
     Her hand went up and then fell again
    Her hand went up and then fell again
  2. () Go under  ( go under , sink , settle , go down )
    go under
     The raft sank and its occupants drowned
    The raft sank and its occupants drowned
  3. () Grow smaller  ( decline , wane , go down )
    grow smaller
     Interest in the project waned
    Interest in the project waned
  4. () Be recorded or remembered  ( go down )
    be recorded or remembered
     She will go down as the first feminist
    She will go down as the first feminist
  5. () Be defeated  ( go down )
    be defeated
     If America goes down, the free world will go down, too
    If America goes down, the free world will go down, too
  6. () Be ingested  ( go down )
    be ingested
     This wine sure goes down well
    This wine sure goes down well
     The food wouldn't go down
    The food wouldn't go down
  7. Stop operating  ( crash , go down )
    stop operating
     My computer crashed last night
    My computer crashed last night
     The system goes down at least once a week
    The system goes down at least once a week
  8. Disappear beyond the horizon  ( go down , go under , set )
    disappear beyond the horizon
     The sun sets early these days
    the sun sets early these days